Silver End & Stisted
Braintree 012 · 5 sub-areas · 11,320 residents
Braintree 012 is a largely residential part of Braintree, in Essex's East of England region, home to around 11,320 people. A typical two-bedroom property lets for about £1,112 a month — slightly below the national median for a 2-bed and considerably more affordable than commuter-belt towns closer to London. Owner-occupation is the dominant tenure here, and most residents drive to work.
Silver End & Stisted is a settled residential pocket of Braintree. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 76 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Overview
What's it like to live in Silver End & Stisted?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,227 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Silver End & Stisted in Braintree
Living in Silver End & Stisted
Braintree 012 feels like settled Essex suburbia — the kind of neighbourhood where families put down roots rather than pass through. Owner-occupation runs at around two thirds of households, social housing accounts for roughly one in five, and private renting is relatively thin on the ground at just under 11%. That mix shapes the street-level feel: quieter, more residential, less transient than you'd find closer to London.
Rents sit at a level that makes sense for the area. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,112 a month — roughly in line with the UK median for that size, which is itself a meaningful reference point given how much Essex commuter towns closer to the capital charge. A one-bed is around £860, and a three-bed around £1,368. Rents have been rising — up about 4.9% over the past year — but they haven't broken away from local wage levels the way they have further south. The median resident salary is around £34,500, though the rent-to-take-home ratio of just over 55% is a reminder that affordability isn't as comfortable as the headline rent figure suggests.
The people who live here skew toward families and established households. Nearly a quarter of homes have a couple with children, and under-18s make up about 22% of the population. The 18–34 demographic is relatively modest at 21%, pointing to a neighbourhood where people tend to stay once they arrive rather than treating it as a stepping stone. Degree-level qualifications are held by roughly one in four residents — slightly below the national average but not dramatically so.
For practical day-to-day purposes, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.2 km away. The rail commute to London takes around 84 minutes, which rules out Braintree 012 as a viable daily London commute for most people. Most residents reflect that reality: around 63% drive to work, and just under 3% use public transport. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Braintree 012 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood with reasonable rents and good broadband, but school quality within catchment is below the national average and the London commute is long at around 84 minutes by rail. If you want quiet suburban Essex without London prices, it works well.
- What is the rent in Braintree 012?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £860 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,112, and a three-bedroom around £1,368. Rents have risen roughly 4.9% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Braintree 012 safe?
- Broadly yes. The crime rate runs at around 73.9 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — modestly below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area sits around the middle of the national deprivation index, which tends to go with an average rather than elevated crime profile.
- What's the commute from Braintree 012 to the nearest major city?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 2.2 km away. The rail journey to London takes around 84 minutes, which makes daily commuting to the capital impractical for most people. Most residents drive to work locally rather than commuting by train.
- Who lives in Braintree 012?
- Mostly established families and settled households. Around 24% of homes have a couple with children, two thirds of residents own their homes, and the neighbourhood has a relatively low share of private renters at under 11%. It's not a young-professional transient area — it's somewhere people tend to stay.
- What schools are near Braintree 012?
- There are 18 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the ~89% national share. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 2.6 km away. Families should check specific catchment boundaries carefully before choosing a street.
- How affordable is Braintree 012 compared to the rest of Essex?
- It's on the more affordable end for Essex. Two-bed rents at around £1,112 a month are roughly in line with the UK median for that size — cheaper than commuter towns closer to London. The trade-off is that the rent-to-take-home ratio still runs at around 55%, so it's not as comfortable as the headline figure implies.